Pseudo Harem

Pseudo Harem, also known as Giji Harem (疑似ハーレム), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yū Saitō. It was posted as a webcomic on Saitō's Twitter account from June 2018 to March 2021, and was later parallelly serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Shōnen Sunday from January 2019 to March 2021, with its chapters collected into six volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Nomad aired from July to September 2024.

Plot

Eiji Kitahama, a second-year high school student, yearns for popularity more than anything. His days are filled with dreams of being surrounded by admiring peers. Enter Rin Nanakura, his junior in the drama club, who decides to use her extraordinary acting skills to help Eiji achieve this lofty goal. With her talent, she crafts a harem of loving girls, each one showering Eiji with affection. But behind these diverse characters is Rin herself, and her feelings for Eiji are genuine, though Eiji remains completely unaware.

As Eiji enjoys the attention from the various "girls", he cannot help but be enchanted by Rin's vibrant performances. Her colorful and dynamic acting brings joy to his life, leaving him wondering if the actress behind these roles will ever find a way into his heart. The line between reality and performance blurs, creating a captivating drama of its own in which Eiji might discover that the most genuine love comes from the one person who had been there all along.

Characters

• Eiji Kitahama (北浜 瑛二)
• Eiji is a member of the Drama Club who is also Rin's senior. His wish is to be popular and have a harem, just like in manga. To fulfill his wish, Rin acts out many archetypes in hopes for her to color his world. He often mistakes Rin's actions of affection as method acting, as he is largely unaware she is in love with him. It is later revealed that he fell in love with Rin at first sight.
• Rin Nanakura (七倉 凛)
• Rin is a member of the Drama Club who is a method actress. She gets into comedic situations with Eiji in which she poses as different archetypes such as "imp-", "" and "cool-". She has a huge crush on Eiji, but Eiji himself is often unable to properly decipher her feelings due to her acting skills. At the end of the series, she becomes an actress and she and Eiji marry.
• Ayaka Nanakura (七倉 綾香)
• She is the younger sister of Rin. She is an elementary school student.
• Motokuni Nakayama (中山 元邦)
• Nakayama is a clubmate of Eiji and Rin who is also the member of the Drama Club.
• Tsuguto Iwata (岩田 嗣人) / Tsu-chan (つーちゃん)
• Iwata is a member of the Drama Club who works as a scriptwriter. He is also good at telling ghost stories.
• Megu (めぐ)
• She is a student at Kouban High and a close friend of Rin.
• Kiri Shirasawa (白沢 きり)
• She is a first-year student who is a part of the Drama Club. She admires Rin.

Media

Reception

In 2019, the series was nominated for the fifth Next Manga Awards in the print category and was ranked seventh out of 50 nominees.[24]

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